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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday ordered formation of a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the charges against Madhya Pradesh Tribal Affairs Minister Vijay Shah, facing legal heat over his controversial remarks on Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. However, in slight relief to the...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday dismissed petitions filed by telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Tata Teleservices, seeking waiver of interest and penalties in their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, terming the petitions "misconceived". The ruling came as the government earlier rejected debt-ridden...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday launched a fresh attack on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, saying his silence on the number of aircraft India 'lost' after Pakistan was "informed" about the military action under Operation Sindoor is 'damning'. The Congress leader had earlier...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting May 28 with the Chief Ministers of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh to discuss on the Polavaram project, a source said Monday. This will be PM Modi’s first dedicated discussion on the issue. The...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday agreed to list for urgent hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Allahabad High Court's Justice Yashwant Varma in connection with the cash discovery row. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George...

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan, named by the Centre in one of the delegations set to go abroad to convey India's message on Operation Sindoor, has opted out of the tour, party sources said, even as the TMC insisted it is not boycotting...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a plea of Ashoka University's political science department head Ali Khan Mahmudabad challenging his arrest for social media posts related to Operation Sindoor. A bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih took note...

Lucknow: Days after the arrest of Haryana-based YouTuber and travel blogger Jyoti Malhotra on charges of espionage, the Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a businessman from Rampur for allegedly spying for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The accused, identified as Shahzad, was...

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will brief a parliamentary committee Monday on the India-Pakistan military conflict in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. The briefing will be held around 4pm, sources said. The meeting comes against the backdrop of the Indian armed forces...

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Police have foiled an alleged terror plot with the arrest of two suspects, who were allegedly planning to carry out bomb blasts. In a joint operation, police of the two Telugu states arrested Siraj-ur Rehman (29) of Vizianagaram in Andhra...